My favourite SIMPLE Shortbread recipe:
150g Butter
90g Castor Sugar
150g Plain flour
90g S/R flour
50g Almond meal (optional)
mix butter and sugar together (not cream)
add sifted flours mixing as you go
add almond meal (if you are using it!)
let it rest for a bit...
then mix together with your hands, squeezing it together to make it form like a dough - even if it seems too crumbly keep working it until it comes together (if you get impatient, then add a little milk to bind it together)
knead/roll out on a floured board or bench
cut mixture into two and
roll into log shapes (sprinkling flour as you go, if it is too sticky)
then either use straight away or I like to make it the night before, wrap the logs in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnite
you can cut them into 1cm shapes/slices - place on a greased/floured baking tray, then press each one with a fork or prick them with a fork - whatever you prefer!
and then cook in a slow oven 150-160C for 15 - 25 mins (i.e. depending on how hot your oven is) just until they start to change colour - makes up at least 24!
SHORTBREAD YUMMY!!!!
